1. What are wetlands? Answer: Wetlands is a low area where the land is saturated with water.2. Why are wetlands important? Wetlands are important because it has many benefits including water quality imporvements food and habitat for fish and the wildlife.3. What animals and plants are found in the wetlands? The plants that are found in the Wetlands are sawgrass, bladderwort, white water lily, spatterdock, and maidencane. The animals that are in the Wetlands are crocidiles, geese, alligators, fish, frogs, and much more.4. What are some causes for wetland loss? The causes for Welands loss are human developement and lanscape aliteration, pollutant constituents, and impacts to hydrology.5. What are five of the animals and six of the plants in the wetlands that are endangered? The 5 animals that are endangered is the massasauga rattlesnake, Nile crocodile, egret, pelican, and the hognose snake. The 6 plants are toldfeildia, mountain cranberry, marsh valeriana, wetlillies, barrentwillow, and kaui.
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? The things that can be done to protect the wetlands is by stopping pollutants, start recycling, dont throw your trash in the water , and never litter.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.
1. If it's surrounded by water.
2. A low area
3. The wetland animals.
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: sawgrasee, white water lilly, spatterdock, and maidencane.
Animals:Nile crocodile, massasauga rattlesnake, egret, and pelican.
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important to humans because some people like fish so they might wanna go fishing. It's important to the wildlife because it's their habitat and they have food they eat in the wetlands. Mostly imporant to the enviroment because it's water in it's enviroment and it's important to help keep it protected and nothing goes the wrong way.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands?
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?
6. What can be done to protect the wetlands? The things that can be done to protect the wetlands is by stopping pollutants, start recycling, dont throw your trash in the water , and never litter.
Based on what you have read, answer the following questions.
List the 3 conditions that determine if an area is considered a wetland.
1. If it's surrounded by water.
2. A low area
3. The wetland animals.
List some (at least four of each) plants and animals found in the New Jersey wetlands.
Plants: sawgrasee, white water lilly, spatterdock, and maidencane.
Animals:Nile crocodile, massasauga rattlesnake, egret, and pelican.
Why are wetlands important to humans? to wildlife? to the environment? Wetlands are important to humans because some people like fish so they might wanna go fishing. It's important to the wildlife because it's their habitat and they have food they eat in the wetlands. Mostly imporant to the enviroment because it's water in it's enviroment and it's important to help keep it protected and nothing goes the wrong way.
What factors contribute to the loss of wetlands?
What are some things that middle school students can do to help protect wetland areas?